Minuto HM: Brazil is one of the favorites countries for Maiden now, if not the most one. Will you bring any special song to play in Brazil?

Kirsten: Yes, that’s why we’re so excited to come to Brazil ! With so much great material to choose from, it’s hard to pick just one “special” song. I don’t know… any requests out there?

Linda: They are ALL special so yes!! We will be playing a nice mix of Maiden songs for your listening and head banging, fist pumping pleasure!!

Wanda: I’m sure we will. We always have surprises!

Courtney: Yes, of course!

Minuto HM: Is there a favorite album or band’s phase that you prefer to play live? What would be it?

Kirsten: Oh, it’s so hard to pick… But for me, anything off “The Number of the Beast” album through “Powerslave” is among my favorites.

Linda: I used to prefer the first 3 albums but these days I really enjoy playing any era of Maiden!! I will say that I feel most comfortable with the Live After Death era only because we used to focus predominantly on that era but have since expanded our repertoire. We’re always open to requests!!

Wanda: Everyone in the band has their personal favorites but we mostly stick with the band’s earlier material with Paul Di’Anno and Bruce Dickinson. The audiences love the “oldies but goodies”! But, that doesn’t mean we don’t play the band’s newer stuff or their more obscure material: we’ll occasionally throw a “b-sider” or a newer song in the set every once in while. This way, the audience gets to hear a song or two they don’t get to hear very often or that they may not have heard before.

Courtney: somewhere in time, i dont have a favorite actually… they are all good.

Minuto HM: About The Final Frontier album, some fans are thrilled saying that it’s the best material since the band’s golden years. Do you agree with that?

Kirsten: It is a great album and it’s wonderful to see Iron Maiden getting the accolades they so deserve. Plus, the fact they’re selling out arenas with this recording means that a lot of fans must feel it’s the best in years. It’s a very strong album but I really like “Dance of Death” and “Brave New World,” too.

Linda: If it’s Maiden, it’s all good!!!!!!!!!

Wanda: I like The Final Frontier..but I really do like the golden years as well so it’s hard to decide!

Courtney: i dont know.. dance of death is my favorite album out of the newer albums they have released…

Minuto HM: Why do you think that Maiden does not play some songs like Alexander The Great or Infinite Dreams live, although the old school fans would go crazy with them? What are the songs you play that Maiden generally don’t?

Kirsten: Honestly, I don’t know why they don’t perform “Alexander the Great.” However, they have performed “Infinite Dreams” live on many occasions. Besides “Alexander,” I’m not aware of any other songs we perform that they don’t. And who’s to say they won’t perform it at some point in the future?

Linda: I don’t think they have performed Judas Be My Guide live before (sorry if I’m wrong!!!!!! Eeek!) We do that one!!! Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson were at our show in Mexico City where we played Alexander the Great!

Wanda: I’m not sure ~ but they have so many great songs, it would be hard to play every one of them at every show! We’ve played both those songs before as well as a lot of their older stuff that they no longer play live so I think the “old schoolers” will be happy!

Courtney: Maiden has a tough job picking the set because there are so many songs to choose from! I mean the Iron Maidens even struggle with picking the songs for the set, sometimes there is just not enough time to play them ALL. haha There are alot of songs that we perform that maiden does not, this is because we usually stick to the older stuff and only play a few newer songs from recent albums.

Minuto HM: Steve Harris always told that Maiden would have 15 studio albums. In the meanwhile, the band always says that they like to tour with fresh material so that “they don’t become a parode”. What do you think they will do in the years to come?

Kirsten: Ah, well, I don’t really have a clue as to what they’ll do in the future, but I do know that whatever it is will involve excellent songwriting, musicianship, and lyrics, and will totally rock! Something to look forward to, for sure.

Linda: I don’t think they are ready to call it a day any time soon, at least I hope not! They will come up with some creative way to tour with new material no matter what! They haven’t let anyone down so far!!

Wanda: Hopefully they continue to play and tour for as long as possible. 🙂

Courtney: Continue on as they always have.. as IRON MAIDEN.

Minuto HM: Are there any plans to record São Paulo’s gig?

Kirsten: At this time, I’m not aware of any plans to professionally record the gig but wouldn’t that be nice!

Linda: Not that I’m aware of, though audience members seem to religously record our shows and post them up on youtube and facebook all the time! ha ha ha! That’s awesome!!! You can check out some links on our website at http://www.theironmaidens.com !!! See ya sooooon!!!!